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Votes at a glance: House bills and resolution advanced on Jan. 22 Senate floor
Summary
The Utah Senate moved several House bills and a concurrent resolution: HB 16 (candidate replacement), HB 34 (emergency leave), HCR 6 (honoring Justice Christine M. Durham) passed by recorded votes; multiple other House bills were advanced, circled, or referred for further consideration.
During the morning session the Utah Senate processed a number of House bills and a concurrent resolution. Highlights of floor actions recorded on Jan. 22 include:
- HB 16 (Candidate Replacement Amendments): Sponsor Senator Dayton explained the bill to permit replacement of withdrawn nonpartisan primary candidates in certain circumstances; the Senate recorded 26 yea votes and 0 nays and sent HB 16 to third reading.
- HB 34 (Emergency Leave for State Employees): Sponsor Senator Dayton described replacing a specific reference to the American Red Cross with the broader term 'disaster relief organizations' for disaster-service volunteer leave; the floor recorded 26 yea votes and 0 nays and the bill moved forward.
- HCR 6 (Concurrent Resolution honoring Christine M. Durham): Senator Weiler introduced a tribute to former Utah Supreme Court Chief Justice Christine M. Durham, who was present in the chamber. Under suspension of the rules, the resolution passed by recorded vote (25 yea votes, 0 nays reported) and was sent to the House for the speaker’s signature.
- Other procedural actions: HB 26 (Transportation Safety Program Funding Amendments) was explained by Senator Buxton and moved to the third-reading calendar; HB 18 (Alcohol Abuse Tracking Committee relocation) and HB 23 (Office of Economic Development amendments) were placed on the calendar (HB 23 circled). Several bills and newly introduced Senate bills were referred to rules.
Where specific numeric vote totals were reported in the transcript, they are listed above; other floor actions (motions to circle, placement on calendars, referrals to rules) were recorded on the floor but the transcript contains partial or shorthand roll-call lines for some measures.
